Gem vs Greenhouse

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Greenhouse is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 38.5 versus 5.1 for Gem, and ranks ahead in 88% of the answers that name both.

Choose Gem if…

You need SOC 2 Type II coverage
Per seat pricing suits your budget better than flat tiers
Strong option for recruiting teams in 2026
Startup discount on yearly billing

Choose Greenhouse if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (38.5 vs 5.1)
AI answers describe it more positively (56% vs 33% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or ISO 27001:2022 or ISO 27701:2019 or ISO 42001:2023 or GDPR or CCPA/CPRA or PCI DSS coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (501–1,000 employees)

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Gem	Greenhouse
Visibility score	5.1%	38.5%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#19	#1
Share of voice	1.7%	8.1%
Mentions this run	10	43
Positive in AI answers	33%	56%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Gem 0pp · Greenhouse 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Greenhouse leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

8.9%

43.5%

AI Mode

0.9%

33.5%

Perplexity

5.6%

38.3%

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Head to head in AI answers

8 engine answers name both brands

1Gem ranked higher

7Greenhouse ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Gem	Greenhouse
What is the difference between a recruiting platform and applicant tracking system?	Perplexity	#1	#3
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#6	#1
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#10	#1
Top recruiting platform options for B2B SaaS companies	ChatGPT	#4	#2
Top recruiting platform options for B2B SaaS companies	AI Mode	#8	#2
Best recruiting platform for startups	ChatGPT	#5	#2
Compare the leading recruiting platforms	ChatGPT	#13	#1
Official website of the top recruiting platform vendors	ChatGPT	#20	#2

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Gem	Greenhouse
Pricing model	Per seat	Flat tiers
Entry price	$130 per seat / mo	Contact sales
Free plan	No	No
Deployment	Web application and Chrome extension	—
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II	SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27701:2019, ISO 42001:2023, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, PCI DSS
Support	Onshore support, success and development team	—
Founded	2017	2012
Headquarters	—	New York City, NY, United States
Employees	51–200	501–1,000
Funding	Series C · $148M raised	Series D · $110M raised
Best for	Growing talent acquisition teams, from startups to global enterprises, that want sourcing, ATS and CRM in one platform or AI layered onto an existing ATS.	Employers that want structured, automated hiring across sourcing, interviews and the ATS, from early-stage companies to global enterprises